Appalayagunta is Small village in chittor district. Very precious and divine place. There is lord sri venkateswara swamy Temple. As per Hindu mythology, Lord Venkateswara married goddess Padmavathi in Narayanavanam and then climbed Tirumala. On the way to Tirumala, he visited Lord Shiva temple at Kailasanatha Kona and blessed the saints there. He then left for Vemula Konda (The hill of Yogis). In Vemula Konda, to fulfill Siddheswara muni’s wish, Sri Venkateswara promised the saint that he will stay there and bless the devotees. Siddheswara muni placed the Lord’s idol down the hill, built a temple and named the Lord there as “Prasanna Venkateswara ”

Prasanna Venkateswara Temple, AppapayaGunta Near Tirupati

Appalayagunta Lord Balaji Temple, Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple is located at a distance of about 16km, from Tirupati. This temple has its uniqueness with the presence of the presiding deity of Lord Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy in ‘Abhaya Hasta Posture’, which is considered the ultimate blessing posture. The Lord’s blissful posture is pleasant and rewarding for a devotee who wants to divulge deep into the Swami’s realms. Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple was constructed in 1232 AD by King of Karvetinagaram, Sri Venkata Perumalaraju Brahmadeva. It is considered as an ancient temple. which comes under Vadamalapeta Mandal of Chittoor District. The preceding diety is Standing and facing east and Unlike other typical Venkateswara temples the deity, his right hand in Abhaya posture and left hand in Kati posture.

Significance of Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple

Lord Venkateswara Swamy Appalayagunta place graced the conglomeration of Sri Siddeshwara and other sages on the occasion of his marriage. As the temple was the place for the Lord’s union with his consort Sri Padmavathi Ammavaru, here he is considered the most pleasant and granting. The pilgrims believe that a glimpse of this Lord will fulfill wish since the Lord is in Abhaya Hasta posture. Another important feature of this ancient temple is the presence of Lord Vayu –wind God who liberates devotees suffering from chronic diseases. It is believed that here, he blessed the saints who witnessed his marriage with Goddess Padmavathi and hence his hands are in a blessing posture. Goddess Padmavathi and Goddess Sri Andal are the consorts of Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy in this temple and there are two temples dedicated to these deities in the temple complex.

Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Appalayagunta temple was constructed by the King of Karvetinagaram, Sri Venkata Perumalaraju Brahmadeva Maharaj in the year 1232AD and consists shrine of Lord Anjaneya Swamy located opposite to the temple. The temple also contains idols of Goddess Padmavathi and Smt Andal Devi within the temple. This temple was taken over by TTD in the year 1988 and all the rituals are as per the tenets of Vaikhanasa Agama. Offering Tickets Booking Services for darshan. Devotees can book for Seva well in advance through our official website tirupatibalaji.ap.gov.in

Appalayagunta Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple Timings

Opening Hours : Closing Time: 5:45 AM to 8:00 PM

Performing Sevas:
Every Day Archana Seva & Harathi – Rs. 5-00
Daily Seva Abhishekam (on Friday) – Rs. 30-00 per person
Weekly/Monthly Seva Kalyanotsavam – Rs.300-00 per person

Daily Seva: Suprabatham 5:45 AM to 6:15 AM
Daily Seva: Thomalaseva 6:45 AM to 7:30 AM
Daily Seva: Archana 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Daily Seva: Sarvadarshanam 6:15 AM to 6:45 AM
Daily Seva: Ekantha Seva 7:45 PM to 8:00 PM

Weekly Sevas:

Weekly Seva: Abhishekam 7:00 AM TO 8:00 AM
Weekly Seva: Unjala Seva 5:30 AM TO 6:30 AM

Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Kalyanotsavam

Every Month on the day of Sravana Nakshatram Performing Kalyanotsavam. TTD Brahmotsavam time files same time as per TTD Calendar 2022. Kalyanotsavam will be performed to the Utsava deities.

Timings: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ticket Cost: Rs.300 for Two person (Only for couples)

Check: TTD Kalyana Mandapam Booking Online

Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple is a vaishnavite temple located at Appalayagunta which is 16 km from Tirupati in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh

Doralu Dagina Konda” (King’s hiding cave)

There is a cave in Siddheswara hill. Long ago, the kings of Karveti Nagara took a hiding in that cave during invader’s attack since then that cave has been named as “Doralu Dagina Konda” (King’s hiding cave).

As per the local people’s narration, the sword present in that cave cannot be pulled out of its hole, no matter how strong you try to pull it out. Until the recent times, Utsavams have been held for this intriguing sword.

Based on the scripture evidence, we can say that the Prasanna Venkateswara temple was built by the Karveti Nagara Kings. A big pond in front of the temple was also built, along with the temple, which is still the biggest pond in this region.

Reason for the Name Appalyagunta

While constructing it, daily hundreds of servants were called for work and the wages were paid to all of them at the dusk, not going into debt with them. Some say that that is how this pond got its name as “AppalayaGunta”.

According to the local records, it is named as “Amruta Sarovaram”. In Tamil language “Amrunda” means “No Debts”. A few others say the pond got its name from “Appalayya”, a local officer who supervised its construction.

The village situated at the front side of the pond is also named as “AppalayaGunta”.

As the financial situation of the administrators of Karveti Nagara became seriously ill even before the completion of this pond, its construction was left incomplete. This pond is also called “Padma Sarovaram”.

Along with the Pond’s construction, the Kings of Karveti nagara started the temple construction too. But due to the same financial constraints, the temple construction was also not completed.

But, since they were the trustees of the temple, they made “Annayya Gunta” or “Ayyanna Palli” village as the property of the temple. But over the time, only the annayyagunta village remained and all others were exhausted.

Appalayagunta Sri Venkateswara swamy Temple Seva Tickets Bookings

Tickets can be purchased a day in advance or on the same day of the seva Kalyanotsavam seva is meant for couples only. Children under 12 years can join with their parents with no extra ticket. Online booking is not available.

AppalayaGunta Contact Details, Helpline Number:

Contact Details: Appalayagunta Temple Address:
Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Appalayagunta,
Andhra Pradesh – 517551.

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